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without the united states, where are they going to sell those goods? there is a symbiotic relationship with us now. >> you believe we can use our economic leverage with the chinese to produce more human rights in china? you believe that's true? >> without a doubt. >> without a doubt. >> it was bill clinton on may 26, 1994 who severed the relationship between what was then called most favored nation status and human rights. that day things went into a tailspin and they've been doing it ever since. we need other believers, one of them being withholding visas to those who commit trust issues. >> i respect completely your opinion about forced abortions -- i don't know anyone who believes that in this country. >> there are people who are for it big time. >> thank you. you're not one of them. >>> we now join someone who has been very involved in chinese policy, jane harmon, she is president and ceo of the woodrow wilson national center. how do we balance our concern on getting our relations with china on better footing and this situation of chen? >> first, l
without the united states, where are they going to sell those goods? there is a symbiotic relationship with us now. >> you believe we can use our economic leverage with the chinese to produce more human rights in china? you believe that's true? >> without a doubt. >> without a doubt. >> it was bill clinton on may 26, 1994 who severed the relationship between what was then called most favored nation status and human rights. that day things went into a tailspin and they've...
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the president of the united states. he intimated that president obama is secretly foreign. that was the basis of the donald trump flash in the pan candidacy years ago. >> why doesn't he show his birth certificate? i think she should. three weeks ago when i started, i thought he was born in this country and now i have doubt. >> based on what? >> his grandmother said he was born in kenya and she was there and witnessed the birth. he doesn't have a birth certificate or he hasn't shown it. if you are going to be the president of the united states you have to be born in this country and there's a doubt as to whether or not he is. >> that little brain curdling wallow in celebrity driven up chuck came to an abrupt end about one year ago when on a wednesday afternoon, the president of the united states held a press conference at the white house to release his freaking birth certificate, to put that nonsense to rest. that was on a wednesday afternoon. three days later on saturday, it was the white house correspondence dinner whe
the president of the united states. he intimated that president obama is secretly foreign. that was the basis of the donald trump flash in the pan candidacy years ago. >> why doesn't he show his birth certificate? i think she should. three weeks ago when i started, i thought he was born in this country and now i have doubt. >> based on what? >> his grandmother said he was born in kenya and she was there and witnessed the birth. he doesn't have a birth certificate or he hasn't...
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god bless the united states of america. >> and we are off, everyone. that is the official kick-off to president barack obama's re-election campaign. you see him there with the first lady who did a nice job introducing him some 35, 40 minutes ago. a rousing speech delivered on the campus of ohio state university in front of a crowd of about 14,000 people. i'm joined by erin, liam and karen. karen, you go over each little detail of this speech and you're here in studio with me. you pars through etch and every word. there is a tenor of things, but also an analysis. one thing i found so fascinating. when he was talking about mitt romney, giving him kudos as a man who had run a large financial firm and run a state. he did not say he had run a business. >> yes. i thought that was a very interesting choice of words. having run a financial firm which makes people think of wall street, companies about restructuring, firing, stripping assets, not necessarily a manufacturing company. i think that was very intentional language. some of the language to try to refra
god bless the united states of america. >> and we are off, everyone. that is the official kick-off to president barack obama's re-election campaign. you see him there with the first lady who did a nice job introducing him some 35, 40 minutes ago. a rousing speech delivered on the campus of ohio state university in front of a crowd of about 14,000 people. i'm joined by erin, liam and karen. karen, you go over each little detail of this speech and you're here in studio with me. you pars...
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bank that does this does not serve the business community in the united states. all these things play into the narrative of the obama campaign right now. >> hogan, let's look the at it from the other side. they would push important the tougher law that they couldn't get through congress that jpmorgan had these risky bets and may not have happened if the banks were being lobbied like crazy to water down financial reform. do you feel that that is an argument to be made about this? >> you know, i'm not really sure at this point. again, thanks for having me on the show. but, you know, i think that politically, you have to look at this and in -- a -- for the entire cycle. right now not exactly sure what impact makes other than a couple days' story. they lost $2 billion, sure. they made $4 billion. it is capitalism, we can say. just look at it and go they made money, lost money, win some, lose some, big deal. but i think david is right. the larger construct moving into this election heading closer and closer to november, it is going to be that age-old argument. do we w
bank that does this does not serve the business community in the united states. all these things play into the narrative of the obama campaign right now. >> hogan, let's look the at it from the other side. they would push important the tougher law that they couldn't get through congress that jpmorgan had these risky bets and may not have happened if the banks were being lobbied like crazy to water down financial reform. do you feel that that is an argument to be made about this? >>...
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>> you're really raising a big question of our own country, the united states, how the united states has responded to the aspirations of the population of the world. if you listen to obama, he's wonderful, even though he lately offered, even though he has done a great deal of good, in particular after what happened in the last eight years or so. united states is still far behind the curve in trying to, really, basically not only embrace the aspirations of the people, but trying to take concrete measures in the american community to help the people in egypt. you mentioned egypt today, dylan. 43% of the 18 million egyptians that are either in poverty or below the poverty line at less than $2 a day. egypt is a bankrupt country. how can you have a democracy if you have people starving? how can you have a democracy if you can't pay the wages of your people. 15% of egyptians in some places in egypt are unemployed. this is what we are talking about, even though barack obama has embraced the uprisings, and unfortunately, the united states has not done enough in terms of concrete measures. an
>> you're really raising a big question of our own country, the united states, how the united states has responded to the aspirations of the population of the world. if you listen to obama, he's wonderful, even though he lately offered, even though he has done a great deal of good, in particular after what happened in the last eight years or so. united states is still far behind the curve in trying to, really, basically not only embrace the aspirations of the people, but trying to take...
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. >>> a deal reached this morning for the blind chinese activist seeking asylum in the united states, the chinese government said that chen guangcheng has the same right to travel aboard as any other citizen of china. chen has been offered a fellowship to study at an american university and government officials say they will accept that travel application. this story has provided heated political fodder for republicans who blasted the obama administration's handling of that case. mitt romney has called the events surrounding chen's release, quote, a dark day for freedom. but secretary of state, hillary clinton, is painting a very different picture. >> progress has been made to help him have the future that he wants. and we will be staying in touch with him as this process moves forward. we have been very clear and very committed. >> nbc's kristen welker joins me now from the white house with more. do we know how long it will take for this application to come to the u.s. to be processed, and does that defuse any of the republican criticisms? >> reporter: well, thomas, on your first poi
. >>> a deal reached this morning for the blind chinese activist seeking asylum in the united states, the chinese government said that chen guangcheng has the same right to travel aboard as any other citizen of china. chen has been offered a fellowship to study at an american university and government officials say they will accept that travel application. this story has provided heated political fodder for republicans who blasted the obama administration's handling of that case. mitt...
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he could be -- he could head up the united nations delegation on behalf of the united states. he could do a number of things. he is a very talented guy. it would be a shame just to throw him to the side. >> bob livingston, great to see you. thank you. >> thank you, thomas. >>> gingrich is expected to suspend his campaign at 3:00 this amp. tune in for coverage live on msnbc, the place for politics. >>> all right, so you may have heard about this. the romney spokesman who quit less than two weeks after starting the job. well, the campaign says that rick grenell quit for personal reasons. grenell says it's because of blowback because he's openly gay. the question -- can you be lgbt and in the gop? >>> plus, cheri young gets combative on the witness stand today. she's being called spunky, feisty, and a steel magnolia. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye-care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrient
he could be -- he could head up the united nations delegation on behalf of the united states. he could do a number of things. he is a very talented guy. it would be a shame just to throw him to the side. >> bob livingston, great to see you. thank you. >> thank you, thomas. >>> gingrich is expected to suspend his campaign at 3:00 this amp. tune in for coverage live on msnbc, the place for politics. >>> all right, so you may have heard about this. the romney...
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>> we have the power because we're citizens of the united states of america. because in montana we have initiative 166, stand with montanaens. we're simply saying corpses are not people. corpse corporations shouldn't be allowed to bribe their way into our state capital or washington, d.c. there's something perverse about this. in 17977, he said the corrupt foreign americans act -- we have a m a monopoly on bribery? corporations spend money in elections to get something. they get something which means lower taxes or less regulation. you can't describe it any other way. me as a shareholder, i don't dislike corporations but if i were to ask my corporate ceo why were we giving money in that last election? he'd have to say because we want to get something. >> by the way, i thought this through this afternoon with our producers. if this is really to make more money for people, in other words, get the right politicians in, you might as well get a tax deduction for it. if it's in your business interest to buy a politician, that's just the cost the doing business. perh
>> we have the power because we're citizens of the united states of america. because in montana we have initiative 166, stand with montanaens. we're simply saying corpses are not people. corpse corporations shouldn't be allowed to bribe their way into our state capital or washington, d.c. there's something perverse about this. in 17977, he said the corrupt foreign americans act -- we have a m a monopoly on bribery? corporations spend money in elections to get something. they get something...
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embassy and requesting asylum in the united states. tell your friends and estimated half a million people in china are currently under punitive detention without being formally charged with or tried for a crime. this is according to amnesty international, says imprisonment of human rights activist on the rise in china. the country remains the leading executioner of citizens in the world. 55 crimes are punishable by death in china. >>> and let's huddle around the water cooler to watch newt gingrich formally drop out of the race. he said he would leave yesterday and did it officially and said he can trace the downfall of his campaign back to that moon colony. >> my wife has pointed out to me approximately 219 times, give or take three, that moon colony was probably not my most clever comment in this campaign. i thought frankly in my role as providing material for saturday night live it was helpful, but the underlying key point is real. what i called for is beginning to happen. you have noticed in the last week, founders of google are tal
embassy and requesting asylum in the united states. tell your friends and estimated half a million people in china are currently under punitive detention without being formally charged with or tried for a crime. this is according to amnesty international, says imprisonment of human rights activist on the rise in china. the country remains the leading executioner of citizens in the world. 55 crimes are punishable by death in china. >>> and let's huddle around the water cooler to watch...
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>> well, we have the power, because we are citizens of the united states of america and we have the power, because in montana we have initiative 166 and stand with montanians and we are saying that corporations are not people, and they are not allowed to bribe their way into the state capital or i guess even in washington, d.c. there is something really perverse about this. in 1977 congress said that the corrupt foreign practices act made it unlawful to bribe politicians in other countries, but now they are saying that a they can bride them in the united states, so we have a monopoly on bribery here in the country, and what is that saying to the rest of the world? corporations spend money in elections to get something. they get something which is lower taxes or less regulation and you can't describe it any other way. me as a shareholder, i don't dislike corporations, but if i were to ask the corporate ceo why we gave money in the last election, he would say to you, we have oget something, because for every $5 we spent, we get something back, and that is bribery. >> and i thought about thi
>> well, we have the power, because we are citizens of the united states of america and we have the power, because in montana we have initiative 166 and stand with montanians and we are saying that corporations are not people, and they are not allowed to bribe their way into the state capital or i guess even in washington, d.c. there is something really perverse about this. in 1977 congress said that the corrupt foreign practices act made it unlawful to bribe politicians in other...
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. >> he will be president of the united states his press conferences will have everyone from forbes to fox. up next, say no more, wait till you hear the brain dead answer repeated overand over by a united states congressman still in office about what he said about the president not being an american. he was caught by a good piece of work by a good journalist in his state. and tomorrow newt gingrich will join us. we'll have a lot of fun looking over his presidential campaign and we'll have real interesting back and forth. >>> back to "hardball," mitt romney ran his first had of the november election of what he says he would do on day one of the election. >> what would a romney presidency be like? day one, president romney immediately approved the keystone pipeline and issues the order to begin replacing obama care. day two, he will be reminded that he lost to president obama by a landslide. that's what a presidency by romney looks like. >> here is jimmy kimmel. >> what would a romney presidency be like? machines, a mexican, a black lady, more american flag, dockers, an old guy. >> i wis
. >> he will be president of the united states his press conferences will have everyone from forbes to fox. up next, say no more, wait till you hear the brain dead answer repeated overand over by a united states congressman still in office about what he said about the president not being an american. he was caught by a good piece of work by a good journalist in his state. and tomorrow newt gingrich will join us. we'll have a lot of fun looking over his presidential campaign and we'll have...
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he promised us the same things that he is promising the united states. he will give you the same thing he gave us, nothing. he'll take it all. >> priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> that is strong stuff, bob. >> it is really powerful, and it is really powerful for the same reason that the '94 ads were powerful, and it is real people talking to real people, and reagan democrats talking to blue collar democrats talking to swing voters and romney had to know it was coming for months and years and it is amazing to me that they seem paralyzed. what they will do ultimately is to put some people from staples out there to say he createded jobs, but bain had two jobs, one was venture capital and the other was what i -- i don't quote him often but what rick perry called vulture capitalism, and take over a company and squeeze it, and lootad it with debt, and then fire them, and fly off. >> and let me get back to this, joan. great politicians like tip o'neill and ted kennedy and even reagan in an interesting television way we
he promised us the same things that he is promising the united states. he will give you the same thing he gave us, nothing. he'll take it all. >> priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> that is strong stuff, bob. >> it is really powerful, and it is really powerful for the same reason that the '94 ads were powerful, and it is real people talking to real people, and reagan democrats talking to blue collar democrats talking to swing voters and...
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president obama spoke to graduates at the united states air force academy earlier. he said the u.s. is stronger, safer, and more respected worldwide. there will be no charges for the passenger that caused the u.s. airway's flight to be diverted. and no verdict in the john edward's trial. they are on their fourth day of deliberations and they will resume tomorrow morning. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." the economy has been a drag on the reelection efforts, but it will be decided in the swing states. in 2008, obama moved nine states that were formally bush and brought them into his column. now colorado, ohio, ohio, virginia, and new mexico. in short, the geography of recovery may be working for the president. we have a reporter for the huffington postand one from the washington post. let me ask you about the economies, my old boss would say that all politics is local. my question, do people go by what they see on the economic reports like on cnbc and the financial pages, or do they go by what they sense locally. >> i would go by what they sense locally. all po
president obama spoke to graduates at the united states air force academy earlier. he said the u.s. is stronger, safer, and more respected worldwide. there will be no charges for the passenger that caused the u.s. airway's flight to be diverted. and no verdict in the john edward's trial. they are on their fourth day of deliberations and they will resume tomorrow morning. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." the economy has been a drag on the...
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president obama was elected president of the united states and not pastor of the united states. >> as a pastor, would you preside over a gay marriage? no, would you? you said your private as opposed to public view. do you support as a religious leader, gay marriage? >> absolutely. i'm for both. i believe, as a religious leader, i believe that gays and lesbians deserve equal protection under the law. >> and under your religion. >> what i'm saying is that the personal theological issue is really immaterial. >> where are you on the personal and theological issue? i want to know that, too. >> i believe that all -- >> so you don't have a distinction. first of all, are you a republican or democrat? >> i'm a democrat. >> you supported the president before you voted for him? >> i did not vote for the president. >> why not? >> i was concerned about these issues. the biggest thing was life, the abortion issue. i read his book that came out befo beforehand. it seemed to me way back when he was leaning in this direction than others. jerry wright is known to have performed commitment ceremonies fo
president obama was elected president of the united states and not pastor of the united states. >> as a pastor, would you preside over a gay marriage? no, would you? you said your private as opposed to public view. do you support as a religious leader, gay marriage? >> absolutely. i'm for both. i believe, as a religious leader, i believe that gays and lesbians deserve equal protection under the law. >> and under your religion. >> what i'm saying is that the personal...
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states are bigger now than they were prefinancial crisis. so if they were too big to fail before, then it's 100%% guaranteed they are too bigger to fail now because they are bigger. and we have only gotten larger and the concentration we talk about the 1% a lot in terms of individual wealth. the concentration of assets and capital at the top of the banking spectrum is now more concentrated at the very top than it was a few years ago. of course, regulators would like to do something about that although the dodd-frank bill, lukas you probably know is what, 2300 pages and counting. the volcker rule which is not even in place yet is a couple hundred pages and counting. i mean, who knows what's going to be in there because the lobbying is pretty hard on the banking side, as well. >> there has been a move to weaken it as each house and senate vote goes on and on. one question i want to ask you, elizabeth warren running for senate in massachusetts said jamie dimon should step down from his position on the new york fed. do you think that will happen
states are bigger now than they were prefinancial crisis. so if they were too big to fail before, then it's 100%% guaranteed they are too bigger to fail now because they are bigger. and we have only gotten larger and the concentration we talk about the 1% a lot in terms of individual wealth. the concentration of assets and capital at the top of the banking spectrum is now more concentrated at the very top than it was a few years ago. of course, regulators would like to do something about that...
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and how china has fast become the favorite boogieman for both political parties here in the united states. mitt romney running mate tryout rolls on today with virginia's governor. we will talk with another governor on a short list, louisiana's bobby jindal. it's neck and neck in ohio and florida while the president maintains solid double digit leads. can romney avoid the gore/kerry map track. it's thursday, may 3rd, 2012. overseas an explosive story turning into a diplomatic nightmare. the chinese dissident had eagerly embraced the plan to stay in chinese with his family will tell any reporter he is anxious to get out. he began giving a series of interviews from his hospital bed to anyone who would listen saying his wife and two children have been threatened with violence if he leaves the country. told ian williams i want to leave as soon as possible. i feel very unsafe. my rights and safety cannot be assured here. he said my hope is it would be possible for my family to leave for the united states on hillary clinton's plan. secretary clinton and geithner are in days of the summit meeting
and how china has fast become the favorite boogieman for both political parties here in the united states. mitt romney running mate tryout rolls on today with virginia's governor. we will talk with another governor on a short list, louisiana's bobby jindal. it's neck and neck in ohio and florida while the president maintains solid double digit leads. can romney avoid the gore/kerry map track. it's thursday, may 3rd, 2012. overseas an explosive story turning into a diplomatic nightmare. the...
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. >> i do not comment on specific classified operation is other than to say the united states engages in a number of operations to go after al qaeda and their militant allies, their terrorist allies who would try to attack the united states. what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those it would seek to attack this country, and we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. >>> for more on the impact of this we bring in nbc terrorist specialist, evan cole man. how significant is this attack and what have we learned from it? >> well, we're still get the details, but it does seem to be quite significant. it's what we've been looking for and wondering where it was really. where is the revenge mission for osama bin laden? frankly, where is aqap? you had a terrorist group that had two very, very serious plots targeting the u.s. within the space of just about a year and then all of a sudden there was dead silence. i think some people thought after all the drone strikes that have taken place, after all the u.s. military activity,
. >> i do not comment on specific classified operation is other than to say the united states engages in a number of operations to go after al qaeda and their militant allies, their terrorist allies who would try to attack the united states. what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those it would seek to attack this country, and we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. >>> for more on the impact of this we bring...
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you can help create a more united states. the more you know. >> the romney campaign is trying to pivot to jobs and the obama campaign wants to help them with a devastating ad about mitt romney's jobs record. that's coming up. in the rewrite tonight, more on mitt romney's speech and you will hear what a brave politician sounds like when speaking to a religious audience and yes, we have to dig up old videotape for that one. we will rewrite mitt romney's extreme christian superiority in tonight's rewrite coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ it goes something like this ♪ everybody here is a friend of mine ♪ ♪ everybody, tell me, have you heard? ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ pop goes the world [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new tide pods... a powerful three-in-one detergent that cleans, brightens, and fights stains. pop in. stand out. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. >>> it's like a vampire. came in and sucked the li
you can help create a more united states. the more you know. >> the romney campaign is trying to pivot to jobs and the obama campaign wants to help them with a devastating ad about mitt romney's jobs record. that's coming up. in the rewrite tonight, more on mitt romney's speech and you will hear what a brave politician sounds like when speaking to a religious audience and yes, we have to dig up old videotape for that one. we will rewrite mitt romney's extreme christian superiority in...
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it's important to take a look, not just of the united states, but overseas. big government spending cuts, and they are claiming that will create lots of jobs, we're getting those in europe, look at ireland and spain where they get exactly what republicans say we should do and those are catastrophes. >> you didn't mention the netherlands or europe rebelling against this slow growth or no growth policy. the republicans layer it up though, they say we're going to cut spending, but we will stimulate economics. they go both ways, they say we will cut all of the programs affecting poor people. a british labor guy said why do right wingers believe getting the best way to get poor people to work is cut them and for rich people is to give them more? why is it better. if you screw the poor people they will be whipped into action somehow. >> if you try to look for a logical expectation you will not find it. who are the masters, whose interest are the parties serving and it's clear. given a choice between what makes since economically and what redistributes income. so ye
it's important to take a look, not just of the united states, but overseas. big government spending cuts, and they are claiming that will create lots of jobs, we're getting those in europe, look at ireland and spain where they get exactly what republicans say we should do and those are catastrophes. >> you didn't mention the netherlands or europe rebelling against this slow growth or no growth policy. the republicans layer it up though, they say we're going to cut spending, but we will...
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it's as simpleth he promised us the same things he promised the united states. he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. he'll take it all. >> today the romney campaign fought back with an ad featuring unemployed workers in iowa. >> i've been looking for a job for two years, haven't found any. my unemployment benefits did run out. and we're just trying to get by. >> an endorsement news today, after giving a speech for the george w. bush presidential center, former president george w. bush said as elevator doors closed on him, quote, i'm for mitt romney. according to abc news. today on "the view," president obama tried to link mitt romney to the policies of george w. bush. >> i think he's been very successful and we should applaud success in this country. but he has a different vision about how to move the country forward. his theory is that if you slash taxes even further, if you leave business, banks, whoever, to do whatever it is that they want, then everything will be okay. >> but that didn't work last time. why do they think it's going to work this
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he promised us the same things he is promising the united states. he'll give you the same thing he gave us -- nothing. he'll take it all. >> priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> that's strong stuff, bob. >> yeah, it's really powerful for the same reason the '94 ads were powerful. real people talking to real people. reagan democrats, blue collar democrats talking to voters in swing states. he had to know this was coming. it's amazing they seam pa-- i don't quote him very often, but what rick perry called vulture capital. >> and then get back on the aircraft you get in on. let me get back to this, joan, great politicians like ted kennedy and reagan in an interesting television way were able to connect with the guy working on the line. they heard the voice of the politician and said yeah, he was with me. he talks to me. this guy, romney, is at a particular disadvantage here. when you whack him as a job killer, he looks like one. he looks like the white collar guy in the office overlooking the destruction of the p
he promised us the same things he is promising the united states. he'll give you the same thing he gave us -- nothing. he'll take it all. >> priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> that's strong stuff, bob. >> yeah, it's really powerful for the same reason the '94 ads were powerful. real people talking to real people. reagan democrats, blue collar democrats talking to voters in swing states. he had to know this was coming. it's amazing they...
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states military plane to go back to the united states. >> because it all comes down to whether or not we're willing to use enough political capital to say that human rights are the priority, not just -- >> what is our leverage on the people's republic of china to get this guy out of the country? >> it continues to be the diplomatic issue of them holding this man. we didn't make the to priority for asylum that it should have been. >> what is our leverage, what is our power on this situation. we all know we want him out, we would like to give him his freedom, and all of the chinese people to have freedom. what is our leverage when we're in a country that's a host country, we're surrounded by the red army, what leverage do we have? >> we have diplomatic leverage. >> what is that? >> all of the high level people from china, i have introduced a big that will hold the people in china responsible that do the forced abortions. >> how do we tell the chinese to stop having forced abortions. >> let me finish, chen guangcheng, the reason he has been treated so harshly, is he exposed that forced a
states military plane to go back to the united states. >> because it all comes down to whether or not we're willing to use enough political capital to say that human rights are the priority, not just -- >> what is our leverage on the people's republic of china to get this guy out of the country? >> it continues to be the diplomatic issue of them holding this man. we didn't make the to priority for asylum that it should have been. >> what is our leverage, what is our...
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standard and poor decided to downgrade the united states and they felt a debacle would further undermine a fragile recovery. but like he said -- >> our top political priority over the next few years should be to deny president obama for a second term. >> so they hurt the president but they also hurt the country. now it's students who are about to feel the full force of political obstructionism. last week the senate failed to advance a bill that would keep student loans at 3.4% for another year knowing full well that unless that bill passed, loan rates will double on july 1st. republicans refused to compromise, demanding that it be paid for by the preventative health care fund as opposed to any other form of revenue. and so, in less than six weeks, students will be hammered by a rise in interest rates. but, like he said -- >> our top political priority over the next two years should be to deny president obama a second term. >> mitch mcconnell deserves a standing ovation for his single-minded determination. but, unfortunately, there is plenty of collateral damage. because in their desire t
standard and poor decided to downgrade the united states and they felt a debacle would further undermine a fragile recovery. but like he said -- >> our top political priority over the next few years should be to deny president obama for a second term. >> so they hurt the president but they also hurt the country. now it's students who are about to feel the full force of political obstructionism. last week the senate failed to advance a bill that would keep student loans at 3.4% for...
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guess who gave the president the united states government? we did, not mitt romney. help was given. what a phrase. and this from the same guy who penned an op-ed in the "new york times" that red, let detroit go bankrupt. quote, if general motors, ford and chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the american automotive industry goodbye. it won't go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed. barack obama invested heavily in these auto industries and brought them back. >> like you said, chris, help was given and because of that op-ed, mistakes were made. i think that was a big political mistake on mitt romney's part. i think what it reflects as much as anything, certainly some hutzpah, but it reflect more than anything the narrowness of the map. it's very hard for them to win without ohio, and it's very hard to win without putting a couple other obama states in play. michigan, under normal circumstances, because it's romney's home state, might be prime for that kind of a takeaway. i have to say i've covered the republican prim
guess who gave the president the united states government? we did, not mitt romney. help was given. what a phrase. and this from the same guy who penned an op-ed in the "new york times" that red, let detroit go bankrupt. quote, if general motors, ford and chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the american automotive industry goodbye. it won't go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed. barack obama invested heavily in...
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that's the beauty of the united states of america. but the guy's got no record to run on. >> joining me now, mayor michael nutter of gulf and the vice president of the national education association. why did you choose to go out there today and why are you not happy with mitt romney's illustrious record on education? >> martin, he doesn't have a record and the record that he wants to run on is a pretty bad one. we know that when mitt romney was governor, prince, the students in his state of massachusetts, from fiscal year '03 to '04 had the second largers per pupil cut in the united states of the. the fund mbls of what he talked about today,er second greater knows that having fewer students in the class is going to be better for that student, you'll get better attention from your teachers, specialized kind of services that elementary school students need to perform at a high level in a classroom. so i mean, i have no idea what he's talking about. and if you want to come to philadelphia and talk about education, or if you want to talk
that's the beauty of the united states of america. but the guy's got no record to run on. >> joining me now, mayor michael nutter of gulf and the vice president of the national education association. why did you choose to go out there today and why are you not happy with mitt romney's illustrious record on education? >> martin, he doesn't have a record and the record that he wants to run on is a pretty bad one. we know that when mitt romney was governor, prince, the students in his...
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he's the president of the united states and no doctor, no nurse, nobody's come forward saying i delivered that beautiful baby. >> first of all, i haven't seen it. i'm looking at that. i'll look at it later. i don't need to look at your copy. >> let's turn to host of new york city inside city hall and james peterson with us tonight. gentlemen, let's have a discussion about this. we know this dog and pony show about a birth certificate has been going on since the day barack obama was sworn in and people like donald trump won't let it go. it's well-documented the president is a american citizen. it was settled a long time ago. romney won't distance himself from it. what should romney do? >> i almost have a little sympathy for romney. he's trying to raise money and reach people. he's trying to do what candidates are supposed too. here you have this guy who is just addicted to these kind of side show antics. it's pure show biz. donald trump is a smart guy. he likes to see people spin around and to be the cause of it. he's just stealing the spotlight from his candidate. i don't know if he knows
he's the president of the united states and no doctor, no nurse, nobody's come forward saying i delivered that beautiful baby. >> first of all, i haven't seen it. i'm looking at that. i'll look at it later. i don't need to look at your copy. >> let's turn to host of new york city inside city hall and james peterson with us tonight. gentlemen, let's have a discussion about this. we know this dog and pony show about a birth certificate has been going on since the day barack obama was...
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you have somebody at his event calling the president of the united states a traitor, saying he should be tried for treason and romney won't actually say no, ma'am, that's not how we do things in the united states of america. he is clearly still worried about rallying that base even though the nomination is his. and it is very clear that he is not motivating his base to the numbers that he will need. >> today's republican primary in indiana may well mark the end of senator dick lugar's 36th year career in the senate. the latest poll shows him trailing tea party candidate richard mourdock by ten points. conservatives are saying that mourdock victory would be a huge boost for the tea party general in the senate. so i guess we have to assume that reports of the death of the tea party were premature. is that right? >> absolutely. in fact mourdock called it a new grassroots organization. moving forward with 1,400 volunteers, going around the country. around indiana trying to stir up this opposition against lugar. it is kind of odd that your own party, lugar, will put a lugar to your head to
you have somebody at his event calling the president of the united states a traitor, saying he should be tried for treason and romney won't actually say no, ma'am, that's not how we do things in the united states of america. he is clearly still worried about rallying that base even though the nomination is his. and it is very clear that he is not motivating his base to the numbers that he will need. >> today's republican primary in indiana may well mark the end of senator dick lugar's...
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you are deeply dissatisfied with the constitution of the united states. what did you think about -- >> that's not a fair approximation, no. >> what did you think of his rewrite? he wants to mandate three years business experience. >> i am so glad you brought this up. we have to applaud mitt romney for following your lead -- >> speak for yourself, my friend. speak for yourself. >> and page two rewrite of the second article of the constitution of the united states of america. even though that would have been one that would have disqualified eisenhower, roosevelt or john mccain. it might have been me. it sounds like the absurd suggestion that i might make in this book. >> and you do, it turns out, have access to power. for your book about the constitution, i believe you got access to at least one supreme court justice. >> well the rumors are true. i did think who would be the most amenable. i thought, probably the man who has devoted his entire life to securing and protecting every article, phrase and sentence in the constitution. but yes, justice scalia did
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another letter shows that bin laden's aids wanted to launch a media campaign in the united states for the 10th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. one suggested a special interview with a u.s. television network. they would accept this so to get an exclusive press scoop. the first interview since ten years ago. that's a quote of one of the aides of osama bin laden. we're also learned that obama was deeply frustrated. they write that bin laden was not as many thought the puppet master pulling thestrings with actions of regional groups claiming affiliation with kaye. he was burdened with what he saw. while osama bin laden was struggling with how to dane control, president obama was giving the command to have him killed. he spoke to brian williams about making the decision to order the raid. >> i stayed up late and i woke up early. i felt i had examined every aspect of the operation. we had been preparing for months. at that point you have some serenity, knowing you made the best decision you can, and in that situation you do some praying. >> joining me now is wesley clark, a form
another letter shows that bin laden's aids wanted to launch a media campaign in the united states for the 10th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. one suggested a special interview with a u.s. television network. they would accept this so to get an exclusive press scoop. the first interview since ten years ago. that's a quote of one of the aides of osama bin laden. we're also learned that obama was deeply frustrated. they write that bin laden was not as many thought the puppet master...
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. >> another good news story because it means the united states working with international partners and what that probably means is intelligence services in the regoj were able to identify this plot well in advance of execution and get control of this device before it ever became a threat to an airplane. the administration's pretty clear though that this plot was not tied to the anniversary of bin lat din's death though they have said they believe that the individual wanted to conduct the attack in this month, in the may time frame. you raise an interesting question though. what does it mean for al qaeda's strength. this is another example of why this affiliate in yemen is such a concern for the u.s., because even though al qaeda central has suffered tremendous losses, aqap as it's known continues to try to do these type of attacks. you mentioned the 2009 attack, the underwear bomber, and then the cargo attempt in 2010, this is another example. this is three in the past four years. this remains an ongoing concern for us. >> the reverend al sharpton is on politics nation. >>> speaking of
. >> another good news story because it means the united states working with international partners and what that probably means is intelligence services in the regoj were able to identify this plot well in advance of execution and get control of this device before it ever became a threat to an airplane. the administration's pretty clear though that this plot was not tied to the anniversary of bin lat din's death though they have said they believe that the individual wanted to conduct the...
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chen specifically had the united states negotiate with china. he wanted to be reunited with his family, he wanted to be relocated to a safer place, he wanted to be able to study the law, and he wanted to continue his work to try to expand civil society within china. now i think 24 hours later it appears he has a change of heart. he now believes that china will not live up to the terms of its agreement. the united states officials as i understand it talking to them this morning are trying to reach mr. chen so they can ascertain if he's had a change of heart and obvious the course will take its own course depending on what he tells them. unfortunately, the chinese officials are preventing that from happening. >> that's the question. how much can we do now that he's no longer in u.s. custody. i thought it was interesting after this new information that chen guangcheng wants to leave the country after that was revealed hillary clinton speaking yesterday said this. >> because we believe that all governments do have to answer to citizens' aspirations
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president of the united states is -- >> absolutely not. that's not an issue that the romney people want to talk about. romney's never brought that up. there's a downside. i think you saw -- it's a flash point for the republican party. so they've obviously weighed on the benefits and costs and they're going to stick with trump for now. >> no surprise, trump hit back at george will on twitter. he's what we wrote -- may be the dumbest and most overrated political commentator of all time. if republicans listen to him, they will lose. do you think anybody in the romney campaign right now is a little bit nervous about trump going to the microphones in las vegas? >> yeah, that's the problem is donald trump likes to make the flavor last and so we don't know what he's going to say and in the days that follow, how he's going to spend his time on twitter or calling into tv shows like "morning joe" as he's done in the past and giving more and more and more of his opinion. so it is a tough line for the romney campaign. you know when he got his endorsem
president of the united states is -- >> absolutely not. that's not an issue that the romney people want to talk about. romney's never brought that up. there's a downside. i think you saw -- it's a flash point for the republican party. so they've obviously weighed on the benefits and costs and they're going to stick with trump for now. >> no surprise, trump hit back at george will on twitter. he's what we wrote -- may be the dumbest and most overrated political commentator of all...
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the next day, on wednesday, president obama, the president of the united states went on national television and said he was for recognizing the right of same sex couples to get married. the next day, on thursday, "the washington post", a sort of mitt romney romney's, the republican nominee, mitt romney as a young man bullying two closeted gay students including mr. romney leading a group of boys and pinning one student down and mr. romney cutting off the boy's long hair while the kid cried and screamed for help. the next day is friday. the next day is today. today is the day that gq magazine published this profile of mr. romney's to strategist and close aid. he outed a massachusetts state representative transgender. by outing her as transgender, he killed her career. he was the first one to put that information into print. i can remember his glee when he found the birth certificate said former reporter robert connolly. the senior advisor outing this woman in the state house brought a swift end to the representative's future on beacon hill. you know how some days are red letter days on the c
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they want waed the visual of the plane that says united states of america on ground in afghanistan to send a signal we are here. we're going to be here, again, most of us would rather be out. >> i realize that they do want to send that -- >> for policy, it was part of their foreign policy. >> they certainly don't want attacks in kabul within hours of the president's departure. rick tyler, i want to bring your attention to what the president said when he was addressing some of the troops before he made his official address and signed the packet. this is from yesterday. let's listen to that. >> the battle is not yet over. some of your buddies are going to get injured. and some of your buddies may get killed. and there's going to be heartbreak and pain and difficulty ahead. but there's a light on the horizon because of the sacrifices you've made. >> this actually i thought was, if you talk about the moment, the moment that really struck me from this entire visit, it's him talking to the troops and reminding us all that it ain't over and people are going to get killed. rick, what did you
they want waed the visual of the plane that says united states of america on ground in afghanistan to send a signal we are here. we're going to be here, again, most of us would rather be out. >> i realize that they do want to send that -- >> for policy, it was part of their foreign policy. >> they certainly don't want attacks in kabul within hours of the president's departure. rick tyler, i want to bring your attention to what the president said when he was addressing some of...
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he is standing along side the man that may be the next president of the united states. even if people are critical of the fact that he is going around with donald trump behind the scenes several months ago they would say if you are talking about it in may it is unlikely you will be talking about it in november. >> peter alexander following the romney campaign. >>> wisconsin governor scott walker enters the final week before his recall election. a new poll is showing walker has five points above tom barrett. with 5% still undecided. with the numbers in his favor walker is keeping a low profile. joining me now is wisconsin senator. it is great to see you today. governor walker is taking an under the radar approach in the last days. a new poll on the race shows difference being five points with 5% of wisconsin voters up for grabs here. how do you compete against the candidate playing it safe trying to run out the clock, so to speak? >> i don't think he is necessarily playing it safe. he wants to answer questions about his criminal defense fund. e-mail showing possible bid
he is standing along side the man that may be the next president of the united states. even if people are critical of the fact that he is going around with donald trump behind the scenes several months ago they would say if you are talking about it in may it is unlikely you will be talking about it in november. >> peter alexander following the romney campaign. >>> wisconsin governor scott walker enters the final week before his recall election. a new poll is showing walker has...
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of hawaii won verify his birth in the united states. yesterday hawaii put out the president's birth certificate again and bennett said now he now apologizes if he is embarrassed his state. these guys are unbelievable. >>> up next, while the economy isn't up nationally yet, it is in key states. that's good news for president obama of course. you are watching "hardball." a place for politics. wow. this is new. yep. i'm sending the dancing chicken to every store in the franchise to get the word out. that could work. or you could use every door direct mail from the postal service. it'll help you and all your franchisees find the customers that matter most: the ones in the neighborhood. you print it or find a local partner. great. keep it moving honey. honey? that's my wife. wow. there you go. there you go. [ male announcer ] go online to reach every home, every address, every time with every door direct mail. free-credit-score-dot-com'sur boargonna direct you ♪ts ♪ ♪ to check your credit score before it gets too late ♪ ♪ and you e
of hawaii won verify his birth in the united states. yesterday hawaii put out the president's birth certificate again and bennett said now he now apologizes if he is embarrassed his state. these guys are unbelievable. >>> up next, while the economy isn't up nationally yet, it is in key states. that's good news for president obama of course. you are watching "hardball." a place for politics. wow. this is new. yep. i'm sending the dancing chicken to every store in the franchise...
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the united states has done that. it is not that in the iranians are totally isolated, but they are largely isolated in the world of court public opinion because of this policy, which did not succeed, so let's not give the president too much credit here, but the fact that the engagement process went underway was enough to convince the world public opinion. >> if you were a betting man, how does this play out? >> i believe the iranians ultimately blink because they do not want a united states attack on their country. >> ambassador mark ginsburg, thank you for your time. >> great to be with you. >> have a great memorial day weekend, sir. >>> more on the abrupt halt to the deliberations in the john edwards trial, but what's really getting attention is an alleged ongoing flirtation between one of the jurors and the defendant. let's ring you up. mary? what are you doing here? it's megan. i'm getting new insurance. marjorie, you've had a policy with us for three years. it's been five years. five years. well, progressive giv
the united states has done that. it is not that in the iranians are totally isolated, but they are largely isolated in the world of court public opinion because of this policy, which did not succeed, so let's not give the president too much credit here, but the fact that the engagement process went underway was enough to convince the world public opinion. >> if you were a betting man, how does this play out? >> i believe the iranians ultimately blink because they do not want a...
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you can help create a more united states. the more you know. ♪ i say a little prayer for you ♪ ♪ forever, forever you stay in my heart ♪ >> that, of course, is "say a little prayer." just one melody from the huge body of work by two of the world's most distinguished song writers. there's even more distinction in store next week for these gentlemen as they go to the white house and receive the library of congress gershwin prize for popular song. we know this because mike viqueira has a passion for music as great as his passion for the news. mike, i didn't play alphie, because i know it reduces you to tears. >> i think that was a bridge, a segue that was worthy of the master. >> okay. that's very kind and flattery will get you everywhere. the president has a campaign swing tomorrow in ohio and virginia. his campaign is calling them the first official events of the year, but we know he's been campaigning for quite a while, don't we? >> that's true, and there's been fundraisers galore. i hear something from our friends at
you can help create a more united states. the more you know. ♪ i say a little prayer for you ♪ ♪ forever, forever you stay in my heart ♪ >> that, of course, is "say a little prayer." just one melody from the huge body of work by two of the world's most distinguished song writers. there's even more distinction in store next week for these gentlemen as they go to the white house and receive the library of congress gershwin prize for popular song. we know this because mike...
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you can help create a more united states. the more you know. >>> federal regulators are now investigating that staggering $2 billion loss by jp morgan chase. the disclosure pushes wall street reform right back -- sorry, you need to spool up, tom, what are you doing? thank you. back to center stage in this election. the lords of hot finance have fought the law tooth and nail on this front. will things change? let's see. joining us now is william cohen, author of "money and power." i actually read your piece and you said you didn't think it was a big deal that jp morgan lost $2 million because the banks have been poo-pooing the risks posed by large, speculative bets like this since the financial crisis. >> it's a very big deal that they lost $2 billion, that was sort of tongue in cheek. >> of course. >> he made a point, his big point, jamie diamond's big point, was this is going to allow the pundits to start taking shots at him because he's been, how shall we say, a little holier than thou than the rest of wall street the last
you can help create a more united states. the more you know. >>> federal regulators are now investigating that staggering $2 billion loss by jp morgan chase. the disclosure pushes wall street reform right back -- sorry, you need to spool up, tom, what are you doing? thank you. back to center stage in this election. the lords of hot finance have fought the law tooth and nail on this front. will things change? let's see. joining us now is william cohen, author of "money and...
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its leader bin laden should be a priority for the united states. the president should spend some time thinking about bin laden. that was the sharp break proposed by the new president after george w. bush. in all honesty to the chagrin of people that had been alarmed by executive power in the george w. bush administration. the obama administration has not represented a significant break from that. they expected the use of assess nation by drones. the number of drone strikes spiked in 2009 once obama took over and in 2010 those already spiked numbers from 2009 doubled. this was not going to be a more pacifist approach. president obama tripled the number of troops in afghanistan. the obama administration has not thrown less american weight around and not thrown it away in a less unilateral authority. the obama administration has thrown american weight around in a much more specific direction. it was not a difference in aggression. it was a difference in focus. for this president it makes sense that on the anniversary of bin laden's death, he would put
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states. reporters are going to be asking mitt romney if he agrees or disagrees and that could be a distraction. very smart about surrogates. we appreciate it. it's day six of the liberations in the john edwards trial. they are asked to review more evidence and spend more time deliberating the charges than the edwards defense team spent presenting their case. nbc senior investigative respondent has been in greensboro, north carolina since the start and joins us now. good morning. it looks like we have sundown there. what do we know? is today the day? >> good morning. we have no way to know whether today is the day. it doesn't feel like given the magnitude of the jury's request for exhibits. they will begin deliberations in about a half hour. newscast afternoon we got everything in the case. it is conceivable, but based on the request for exhibits, they only yesterday began considering the two counts in the case relating to donor threats and they appear to have been spending most of the rest of
states. reporters are going to be asking mitt romney if he agrees or disagrees and that could be a distraction. very smart about surrogates. we appreciate it. it's day six of the liberations in the john edwards trial. they are asked to review more evidence and spend more time deliberating the charges than the edwards defense team spent presenting their case. nbc senior investigative respondent has been in greensboro, north carolina since the start and joins us now. good morning. it looks like...
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in the united states, 1 in 4800. we're talking about extraordinarily high rates of maternal mortality. >> they really are. 99% of these deaths are happening in the developing world. but they do happen mere in the u.s. as well. 50% of those deaths are preventable too. what's incredible about this issue is not only that it's underreported, is that there's so many of these deaths that are preventable. that's the part i'm hoping to get people to wake up to and realize that there is some place for their voice or their lack of voice on that day to show that we do have solidarity with other women around the world. >> i know you've talked about this publicly. you said that one of the things that inspired you was problems in your own pregnancy. can you speak to that as a mom? >> sure. i didn't have problems in my pregnancy, but after i delivered my first child eight years ago, i had a complication that was managed really efficiently in a birthing center within a hospital in new york city. i learned afterwards when trying to u
in the united states, 1 in 4800. we're talking about extraordinarily high rates of maternal mortality. >> they really are. 99% of these deaths are happening in the developing world. but they do happen mere in the u.s. as well. 50% of those deaths are preventable too. what's incredible about this issue is not only that it's underreported, is that there's so many of these deaths that are preventable. that's the part i'm hoping to get people to wake up to and realize that there is some place...